Are dogs allowed on the train?

In the UK, there is a national policy for dog travel on trains, here I look at how this works.

The National Rail Conditions of Carriage, specify that wach passenger may travel with up to 2 dogs, free of charge. They must either be on a lead or in a carrier with the maximum dimensions of 60cm x 60cm x 85cm.

Guidelines do vary between operators, so I have provided a round up below:

Abellio ScotRail

Arriva Rail London

c2c

Caledonian Sleeper

Chiltern Railways

CrossCountry

East Midlands Trains

Eurostar

Govia Thameslink Railway

Grand Central

Greater Anglia

Great Western Railway

Heathrow Express

Hull Trains

London North Eastern Railway

Merseyrail

Northern

Southeastern

South Western Railway

TfL Rail

TransPennine Express

Transport for Wales

Virgin Trains

West Midlands Trains

It is worth noting, that travel for dogs on buses does not have a national policy, check out traveling with dogs on buses for more information.

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